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 Kenny Lattimore's voice and talent "Don't Deserve" canned R&B Nov 23, 2007
Kenny Lattimore set the bar high with his debut cd, Kenny Lattimore. The second, equally magnificent: From the Soul of Man. I rated both albums five stars.
While there is no denying this man can sing, 'Weekend' sounds too much like everything else on R&B radio -- canned, formulaic, heavy programmed beats... It's a little disappointing since I know what he can do. Yet, it's still a must have for a Kenny Lattimore fan.
I look forward to his next solo project.
 Smooth, Kennny... Nov 06, 2005
Yes, even though this offering by Kenny has mostly uptempo songs, this album is as smooth as they come. And I would say that this album is a rarity in that regard. But, this album is really nice to listen to from start to finish. Yeah, I slept on this album and got it a few days ago, but now that I have it, I'm enjoying it to the fullest. Holla!!!!
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 r&b for the romantics Aug 21, 2004
I am a huge R&B fan and for a while I've been searching for something that is not like the so-called pop R&B stars such as Usher. This album is great, it's very smooth, sensual, and everything R&B is and should be. All the lyrics are great too. Track 1 is great for dancing to, it's the first song i heard from this CD on the radio. Track 2 is alright, not as strong, but still good. Track 3 has a different more exotic type of sound to it. All the recordings had different types of sounds to them which is one of the things that made this CD one of the best. The tracks between 3 and 7 are good for chillin' to but when track 7 just did it for me. I must have played it over and over again till I wore it out. The rest of the CD is great too. I really recommend it.
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 (2-1/2 stars) Kenny, Kenny, Kenny... Feb 27, 2003
Kenny Lattimore has been great because of his smooth ballads. But on Weekend, it seems like he took a page from the Solo handbook and brought a whole bunch of bland R&B songs in place of the classic soul songs he's known for.This especially shows on the title track. I don't remember Kenny making any uptempo songs quite like this in the past-although you have to admit the song IS catchy. And the lyrics aren't terrible either-except for the lame bridge. In fact, most of the songs on here are okay EXCEPT for the bridge (the title track) or the chorus ("Don't Deserve"). And how about songs where the chorus AND bridge are bad? "Baby You're the One" should have never made it out of the studio. And "If Love Is What You Want" has a cheesy chorus (and a cheesy beat, too, now that I think about it), while the bridge finds Kenny saying things like "Tell me any little thing that you need/And I'll be, I'll be." You'll be what? Maybe you should finish your thoughts, Ken. Sometimes even the ballads aren't very promising on this album. "Can You Feel Me" with Shanice doesn't give anyone a reason to cheer; also, who does a duet with Shanice in this day and age? Not even the Andre Harris/Vidal Davis contribution "Lately" stands out (in comparison to their other work, anyway). Do you know what the end of this album is like? Well, since it was 2001, I don't know...how about throwing on a gospel song to try to make listeners forget how sloppy the rest of the album was? (See also Missy Elliott's Miss E...So Addictive and Destiny's Child's Survivor.) This album would have been better if it were Kenny's first album, because his self-titled debut is much better than this, and his second album From the Soul of Man is even better than that. Take my advice: skip this album and get his first two instead.
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Disappointing and not as good as his last 2 records Jan 24, 2002
This record is a letdown, and Lattimore must know it. He switched labels in 2001, and during that process, some of his charm and vision got lost. "Weekend" is loaded with slick, bland tracks that pale in comparison to his earlier hits like "Never Too Busy," "For You," and "Days Like This." Lattimore clearly deserves a smash, but not at the expense of his talent. Even the closing gospel track sounds a bit forced. Don't get me wrong; "Weekend" is not a bad record, but a plain and ordinary one. Run-of-the-mill r&b with only a handful of surpirses.
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